Veteran actor, comedian, and educationist Dr. Philip Luswata has opened up about why he first ventured into the arts and entertainment industry.
He revealed that his initial motivation was to avoid returning to school.
Speaking during an interview, Luswata admitted that he believed a career in the creative industry would free him from academics.
However, he soon discovered that succeeding in the profession demanded even more reading, research, and continuous learning than he had ever imagined.
I joined the arts and entertainment industry with the aim that I didn’t want to return to school. However, I found out that it needed more reading and studying.
Nearly three decades into his illustrious career, Luswata says the very industry he thought would keep him away from books has instead pushed him to pursue higher education.
He revealed that he is now in the final stages of completing his PhD.
I’m now pursuing and nearing the completion of my PhD. Throughout my life, I have been forced to study. Even in my old age, I’m still studying. I didn’t understand what I had joined. I probably would have become an engineer, but in this field where we use our brains a lot, you have to think differently. Whatever you think about, you must first read, understand it, and master it.
Luswata also challenged the common perception that the entertainment industry is an easy career reserved for academic failures, insisting that such beliefs are misguided.
Sometimes I wonder when people say this industry is easy and only for failures because I believe that perception is completely wrong.
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